Gilgit, May 31 -- Trade associations and local business groups in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) launched an indefinite protest on Friday, blocking the Karakoram Highway (KKH) at Pissan in Nagar district.

The protest has brought cross-border movement to a halt, stranding thousands of travellers on both sides of the route, as reported by Dawn.

The protest, Dawn reported, was organised by the Pak-China Traders Action Committee -- a coalition that includes the Gilgit-Baltistan Importers and Exporters Association, the Nagar Chamber of Commerce, and several local trade bodies.

The demonstrators are protesting against the suspension of customs clearance at the Sost Dry Port, which has halted Pak-China trade through the Khunjerab P...